Turkey: We Can’t Keep Russia Out of the Bosphorus
Turkey says it is unable to deny Russian ships access to the Bosphorus. The strait near Istanbul connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Black Sea,...
Ukraine Severs Diplomatic Ties With Russia
Ukraine has severed diplomatic ties with Russia. President Volodimir Zelensky said that after Russia invaded his country. The president said that Ukrainians who wanted...
Russian Parliament Ratifies Putin’s Deal With Donbas
The Russian parliament has, as expected, approved the agreements that President Vladimir Putin has made with the two self-proclaimed republics in the eastern Ukraine region...
Moscow: It’s Too Early to Plan A Biden-Putin Summit
It is too early to organize a summit between US and Russian presidents, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin. A government spokesman...
Russia Disappointed After Talks with United Kingdom
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he is disappointed after the talks with his British counterpart Liz Truss in Moscow. At a joint press conference,...
Russia Denounces Threats to Shut Down Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
Russia has complained that, at Washington's urging, the West is using the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as a "lever of pressure" in the...
NATO Chief: Russia Ready for Invasion Within Three Weeks
Russia could be ready for an invasion of Ukraine at the end of this month, says Dutch NATO chief Rob Bauer. According to the right-hand...
Moscow Wants Dialogue, “Not War”, Says Russian Minister Lavrov
Russia prefers dialogue over war, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. So he responds to the American call to return to the negotiating table and...
NATO Raises Tensions According to Russia by Sending Reinforcements
By sending military reinforcements to Eastern Europe, the United States and NATO only escalated tensions over Ukraine. According to a Kremlin spokesman, the "information...
Lavrov Hopes Tensions will Ease After Meeting with Blinken
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hopes tensions will ease after meeting with his American counterpart Antony Blinken. The Russian said it was an open conversation,...